I'll trust the NY Times (which I quoted) before I'll put any faith ins statements by the usual left wing crowd posting here.

The US and Canada were built by people like Alexander Hamilton and Abraham Lincoln, who rejected the idea that class lines divided the national economy. They championed banks and traders and entrepreneurs, because a strong capitalist economy creates jobs.
The financial markets channeled jobs to the poor, the immigrant, and made America the prosperous land that it is.


(I don't watch Genie; not getting any kicks out of being a stalker. And her posts show a lack of understanding of the modern global society.).